China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan

STORY: China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): AREFULLAH, Patient's son 4. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 5. various of the Mirwais Regional Hospital in south Afghanistan's Kandahar Province 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): SAADAT KHAN ZAZAI, Medical practitioner 7. various of the Jamhoriat Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): FARIDOON, Patient 9. various of the Jamhoriat Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZOU XUEMIAN, Xinhua correspondent "I am now in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province. What's behind me is the Mirwais Regional Hospital. It was built by China more than four decades ago as a gift for the Afghan people. At present, it is still the largest a

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-CHINA-BUILT HOSPITAL

(220923) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait to receive medical treatment in the China-built Mirwais Regional Hospital in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, Aug. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KANDAHAR-CHINA-BUILT HOSPITAL

(220923) -- KANDAHAR, Sept. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People receive medical treatment in the China-built Mirwais Regional Hospital in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, Aug. 21, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: China-built hospitals benefit war-torn Afghanistan" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

2 killed, 8 injured in car bomb blast in western Afghanistan

STORY: 2 killed, 8 injured in car bomb blast in western Afghanistan DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of injured people in hospital STORYLINE: At least two people were killed and eight others wounded in a car bomb blast in Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Friday, a provincial public health official confirmed. "Based on initial information, two were killed and eight wounded in the car bomb blast. The injured were admitted to a regional hospital in provincial capital Herat city...," Mirwais Jalali, physician-in-chief of Herat Regional Hospital, told Xinhua. The wounded were receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, he said. The incident occurred in Jebraheel locality of Herat city around Friday evening, a provincial security source told Xinhua earlier. He said the Taliban security forces have cordoned off the area for precautionary measures. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. Afghanistan'